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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2010; 43(01): 040-041
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699401
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Use of HDPE implants in facial skeletal augmentation: Should we rush for it?

Ramesh Kumar Sharma
Department of Plastic Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh-160 012, India
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08 January 2020 (online)

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